While rifling through some papers of an older friend of mine, I found this very very short story by Armenian American writer William Saroyan that was published in The New Yorker (in 1976). It was included in Best American Short Stories 1977 and is a delightful little tale. Enjoy.
A FRESNO FABLE
Kerope Antoyan, the grocer, [...]
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A Very Short Saroyan Tale
April 3rd, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: American · Armenian · fiction
Colum McCann’s Zoli (Boldtype, March 2007)
February 28th, 2007 · No Comments
Based loosely on the life of Polish Romany poet Bronislawa Wajs (or Papusza, her Roma name), Colum McCann’s sixth and latest book, Zoli, is a poetic tale of belonging, borders, and the odd joy of being different. Easily roaming between narrators and nations, the delightful book has at its core an artist who refuses [...]
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